U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of Week 11

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 5 years ago

U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of Week 11

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, 5 years ago

Every Saturday night during the college football season, BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina hands out his weekly Big Ten Game Balls. The series is called “U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of the Week,” and it’s designed to spotlight the Big Ten’s top individual performances. Who took home the honors from Week 11? Find out in this post.

WEEK 11 GAME BALLS

1. Devin Gardner, QB, Michigan: 16-29, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 9 car., 47 yards, 2 TD – One week after accounting for three scores in his first start, Gardner did one better in leading Michigan to a 38-31 overtime victory over Northwestern. The quarterback-turned-receiver-turned-quarterback threw two touchdowns (Watch No. 1 | No. 2) and ran for a couple, including the game-winning score in overtime (Watch it).

5.James White, RB, Wisconsin: 14 car., 161 yards, 2 TD – The Hoosiers had absolutely no answer for White, who averaged a scintillating 11.5 yards per carry and scored on runs of 69 (Watch it) and 50 yards (Watch it). The 161 yards marked White’s third 100-yard game in the last four contests – a span in which he’s averaged 119 yards.

BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men’s basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature “Clothes Call,” which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina’s RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.